Postgraduate study

The School of Engineering offers postgraduate research opportunities within its research themes.

Research activities in the School of Engineering take place within research themes which cover most of the major research areas across engineering. Prospective applicants should contact members of academic staff working in their area of interest to discuss ideas for their proposed research project.

Current funded opportunities

• PhD Studentship in Resilient and Sustainable Urban Infrastructures

Sustainable construction

We are working to augment Building Information Modelling (BIM) techniques to deliver dynamic multi-aspect simulation and real-time characterisation of buildings and to improve governance and regulatory compliance of BIM.

One of the main priorities is to develop sustainable buildings and future cities via multi-objective energy optimisation in buildings and districts. Find out more by exploring our Energy and Environment research theme.

Research areas

Our PhD students study a wide range of areas relating to sustainable engineering. Examples of current and past areas of research for our students include:

Student		PhD title	Supervisors
Arif Almutairi	Research poster	Remote sensing for crisis and maritime disaster management	Prof M Mourshed Prof Y Rezgui
Eissa Alreshidi	Research poster	A cloud service to outsource and manage built environment data	Prof M Mourshed Prof Y Rezgui
Saud Alshehri		Biological Preparedness and Disaster Management	Prof Y Rezgui Dr H Li
Raed Ameen	Research poster	BIM based sustainable city planning - architectural engineering	Prof M Mourshed Dr H Li
Calin Boje	Research poster	BIM based holistic modelling for sustainable development decision making	Dr H Li Prof Y Rezgui
Alex Bradley		Infrastructure-BIM: A contractor's perspective of infrastructure information modelling	Dr H Li Prof R Lark
Keyu Chen	Research poster	A strategic decision making framework for organisational BIM implementation	Dr H Li Prof Y Rezgui
Kumar Debnath	Research poster	2050 energy and carbon emissions pathways: modelling the cost of decarbonisation	Prof M Mourshed Prof Y Rezgui
Muhammad Faizal	Research poster	Model based optimization for zero carbon buildings	Prof M Mourshed Dr M Bray
Shang Gao		Using BIM to enhance construction safety	Dr H Li Prof M Mourshed
Simeon Gow		Research on BIM based robotics	Dr H Li Prof A S K Kwan
Shangjie Hou	Research poster	Integrated implementation of building information modelling in building life cycle	Dr H Li Prof Y Rezgui
Shaun Howell	Research poster	Ontological representations for integrated smart cities modelling and data analytics	Prof Y Rezgui Dr H Li
Bejay Jayan	Research poster	Ontological approach applied in building sustainable design	Dr H Li Prof Y Rezgui
Nada Kadhim	Research poster	The Automated Creation of 3D City Models from Satellite Imagery for Integrated Assessment and Forecasting of Solar Energy Potential	Prof M Mourshed Dr M Bray
Layth Kraidi	Research poster	ND building information modelling for lifecycle management	Prof M Mourshed Dr T Beach
Corentin Kuster	Research poster	Distributed cloud-based semantic energy management at district level	Prof Y Rezgui Dr A S K Kwan
Simon Lamb	Research poster	BIM based decision making system for highways asset management	Dr H Li Prof R J Lark
Marwah Mahdi Mohsin		BIM based cost optimisation of green buildings	Prof A S K Kwan Dr T Beach
Luis Molinos Priegue		Testing the efficiency of a tidal turbine in an unblocked, natural environment	Prof T Stoesser Prof A S K Kwan
Guoqian Ren		BIM based approach for sustainable urban planning and eco-cities	Dr H Li Prof Y Rezgui
Yu Li	Research poster	Modelling and developing 'smart and environmentally friendly' engineering materials	Dr H Zhu Prof Y Rezgui
Balsam Shallal	Research poster	Optimal zero energy housing in Iraq	Prof M Mourshed Dr H Li
Julia Terlet		Water behaviour modelling for efficient ICT-based water management in urban environments	Prof Y Rezgui Dr T Beach
Raed Alelwani	Research poster	The development of vernacular architecture as linked to timeline of the history of the Arabian peninsula	Prof Y Rezgui Prof A S K Kwan
Ateyah Alzahrani	Research poster	Smart energy management system for fish processing industries	Prof Y Rezgui Prof A S K Kwan
Kui Weng	Research poster	Embedded control and optimisation in buildings for energy efficiency	Prof M Mourshed Prof A S K Kwan
Giulia Cere	Research poster	Displacement-based formulation of resilience	Prof Y Rezgui Dr W Zhao
Jaliya Goonetillake	Research poster	A framework for the integration of information requirements within infrastructure digital construction	Prof R Lark Dr H Li
Jonathan Reynolds	Research poster	Real-time and semantic energy management across buildings in a district configuration	Prof Y Rezgui Prof A S K Kwan